Patil posted a 6-1, 6-4 win against a TCU player in the first round of the Gray Singles flight, then knocked off Northwestern's Jamie Peisel in three sets, 2-6, 6-0, 6-4. She will face Peisel's Wildcat teammate Andrea Yung on Saturday.

Playing in the White Singles bracket, Nix ousted Maria Braniecka of SMU, 6-1, 6-2 in the quarters and will face Rice's Dominique Karas for a chance to play in the final.

In doubles, Patil and Kim posted an 8-2 win against a pair of Texas-San Antonio Roadrunners and will face a Northwestern team in Saturday's quarterfinals. Srinath and Vartikar also ousted a UTSA pair and will face a TCU squad next.